Devi’s dhyāna śloka
पाथोरुहपीठगतां पाथोरुहमेचकां कुटिलदंष्ट्राम् । कपिलाक्षित्रितयां घनकुचकुम्भां प्रणत वाञ्छितवदान्याम् । दक्षोर्ध्वतोऽरिखङ्गां मुसलमभीतिं तदन्यतस्तद्वत् । शङ्खं खेटं हलवरान् करैर्दधानां स्मरामि वार्तालीम् । pathoruha pittha gatām pathoruha mecakām kuttila damştrām kapilākśi tritayām ghana kuca kumbhām praņata väncita vadānyām dakşaurdhvato arikhanghām musalam abhītim tadanyatas tadvat śangkham khettam halavaran karair dadhānām smarāmi vārtālīm.
I meditate on Devi Varahi who is abiding on a seat of lotus, who Herself appears like a dark blue lotus and who has curved tusks, whose triad of eyes are reddish brown in colour, whose breasts are firm and rounded like pitchers; to those bowing to Her with devotion, She is a liberal giver of boons, on Her raised right arms She holds discus, sword and pestle, and shows the gesture of fearlessness. With Her raised left arms She holds conch, club and plough and shows the gesture of boon giving, I meditate on Devi Vartali.
Plough: To dig deep and unearth one’s old ways of being
Tusks: Like Śri Vişnu ‘s Varaha avatar, She uplifts and saves the earth element Elephant
goad: An ańkuśā is a symbol of Devi using divine anger to put an end to cycles of suffering
Staff: To discipline one to have sharp discernment in the spiritual path
Śri Vārāhī Devi
As the warrior form, Śri Vārāhi is the protector of the auspiciousness that emanates from Lalitā. Śri Vārāhi is also the pancami tithI (5th lunar phase) which is known to give two divine qualities: bala (strength) and nirpekșa (impartiality).
Devī is also known as the feminine form of Yama (the God of death and karma) and during Her navratra, She gives the strength to let go of old samskaras (psychological impressions) so we become transformed.
Śri Vārāhī Devi
One of the eight Matrikās, Śri Varahi is also the upanga (literally meaning important part) DevI of Mother Lalita as She is the commander general or Dandanātha (She who wields the supreme staff) Lalita ‘s army of different śaktīs.
She represents the planet Mars which is known as Mangala (auspicious) in Sanskrit.
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